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Content tagged with Infrastructure posted in July 2013
Nasdaq FinQloud Inks 19th Financial Services Client
News  |  7/31/2013  | 
Since its launch, Nasdaq OMX's FinQloud offering has secured 19 clients and expects to have 21 by the end of the week.
Outsourcing Trends on Wall Street: Changing Attitudes
Commentary  |  7/31/2013  | 
When considering outsourcing vendors, it is important to analyze the intangibles — to look beyond cost, schedule and compliance. The right partner should be of comparable size; for mid-size buyers, global brands most often do not translate to quality.
Auditors Not Okay With Rampant Secure Shell Key Mismanagement
News  |  7/30/2013  | 
Software that provides a risk and compliance report for Secure Shell environments continues to show large-scale security violations across the industry. Auditors, who are also armed with the software, are not taking kindly to the old habit of leaving forgotten access codes lying around.
Scivantage Maxit Reconciles Data Using Broadridge
News  |  7/29/2013  | 
Scivantage extends partnership, with Maxit adding data reconciliation through Broadridge.
For Banks, FATCA is a Technological Challenge
News  |  7/25/2013  | 
The FATCA deadline may have been pushed back, but is there still enough time to react? How has the roll-out of compliance solutions progressed from a technology standpoint?
Banks Fight Back Against Cybercrime
News  |  7/24/2013  | 
As cybercrime evolves, financial institutions are sharing threat information and collaborating to improve defenses.
Accenture and Broadridge Simplify Post-Trade Processing
News  |  7/23/2013  | 
SocGen is the first bank to expect big savings in post-processing costs after adopting Accenture and Broadridge’s standardized platform.
Cybercrime On Wall Street
News  |  7/16/2013  | 
As the volume of cybersecurity incidents increases, financial services firms are developing their own intelligence-gathering units and cooperating with the federal government to defend against hacktivists, cybercriminals and other state-sponsored groups.
6 FinTech Winners Revealed
Slideshows  |  7/12/2013  | 
Large banks threw their support behind six budding financial technology companies, helping them integrate their tools and maximize value.
Change Doesn't Always Have To Be Hard
Commentary  |  7/12/2013  | 
"Change Sourcing" helps banks transform their cost base by reducing overall project costs, leveraging offshore resources, providing cost predictability and improving cost efficiency and execution.
6 Entrepreneurs Present Latest FinTech Innovations
News  |  7/12/2013  | 
Large banks support and mentor financial tech entrepreneurs, matching innovation with the needs of big financial institutions.
Investment Executives Optimistic On Hiring, IT Spending
News  |  7/10/2013  | 
KMPG's 2013 Investment Management Business Outlook Survey shows executive are more optimistic this year about revenues and hiring.
It’s Not Your Parents’ Fixed Income World
Commentary  |  7/9/2013  | 
A cottage industry of investors has grown up to trade bonds versus fixed income ETFs, but this has added a new layer of volatility and noise to the market.
Swiss Economy on Fire and Aussie Dollar Goes on Sale
Commentary  |  7/3/2013  | 
The Swiss jobless rate of 3 percent beat analyst estimates in June, while GDP was modest but positive, defying the drag from the Euro region.
Paradigm Shift: Semantic Search for Financial Markets
Commentary  |  7/1/2013  | 
Imagine a Google search that only returned one answer. And that single answer was good enough to trade on.


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